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Philly police arrested five men in connection with a scheme to steal copper wiring from city street lights, leaving neighborhoods like Fishtown and Port Richmond in the dark.

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Change is coming to the Philadelphia Police Department. Next year, Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel will launch a five-year strategic plan for the 5,000-plus-member police department. The goal? Bethel...

Two men were hospitalized on Thursday morning after, officials said, they were involved in a crash that happened in Philadelphia's Somerton section. According to police, the incident happened at about 6:56 a.m. on Thursday, when a silver 2018 BMW crashed into a pole at the intersection of Rennard Street and Audubon...

The PPD Northwest Detective Division is attempting to identify the individuals responsible for this commercial gunpoint robbery. On Tuesday, August 20, 2025 at 10:15AM at 4200 N Broad St a black male entered the McDonalds and robbed the cashier at gunpoint. Video surveillance at the McDonalds shows the complainant...

This means the 21.5% fare increase and reductions set for next week are on hold for now, according to the judge's order.

Aug. 28—The January fatal crash of a medical jet in Northeast Philadelphia has cost taxpayers millions of dollars, the city states in a new court filing. In a Wednesday response to an insurance provider’s complaint filed in relation to the crash, city attorneys said they are seeking claims for property damage and...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. As part of an effort to reduce overdoses in the city, Philadelphia fire stations will soon offer easier access to medication designed to reverse an overdose. Naloxone in...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Advocates for Mumia Abu-Jamal say that he is at risk of going blind and blame Pennsylvania corrections officials for delaying surgery to address the issue. “He fought back...

The death of a father in a high speed crash on Route 422 in Pennsylvania leaves two young children without a father.